ABC7 Chicago Neighborhood Safety Tracker

Updated December 18, 2025 by the ABC7 Data Team

ABC7 is tracking crime and safety across the city of Chicago and in your neighborhood.

You can choose which crime to examine: Thefts Batteries Vehicl Thefts Burglaries Homicides Robberies Sexual Assaults Thefts

Thefts
13,918

Last 12 months
Through December 09

Average Thefts
17,973

Yearly average
2022 to 2024

Theft Rate
522

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Theft Rate
675

Per 100,000 people
2022 to 2024

Thefts over the last 12 months are down 23% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to Chicago Police Department data through December 09.

The city averaged 268 thefts a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 282 a week.

The theft totals here are for cases where Chicago police determined that the value of what was stolen exceeded $500.

Chicago thefts neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at the Chicago Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through December 09, 2025.

The map color codes each neighborhood by the theft rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with theft rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of thefts.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.